| Term | Definition |
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Disparity | A great difference or equality |
Tradition | A belief or custom passed down through generations |
Spectrum | A complete range of different qualities or activities. |
Verbose | Using more words than needed. |
Anomaly | Something that deviates from what is standard or expected. |
Stoic | Enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings. |
Vindicate | To clear of blame or suspicion |
Resilent | Able to recover quickly from hardships or difficulties |
Meticulous | Showing great detail, very careful. |
Tenacious | Tending to keep a firm hold |
Correlation | A mutual relationship between two or more things. |
Apathy | A lack of interest or concern |
Abstract | Existing in thought as an idea, rather than a physical thing. |
Subjective | Based on personal feelings, rather than facts, |
Rigourous | Extremely careful |
Cohorent | Logical: Making sense. |
Ambigious | Open to more than one interpretation of |
Concise | Explaining a lot of information in a few words |
Pragmatic | Dealing with things in a practical way. |
Speculate | To form a theory without firm evidence. |
Elusive | Difficult to find, achieve, or describe. |
Accomplice | Associate in wrongdoing |
Accord | To be in agreement with, harmony with |
Accompany | To go somewhere with, to keep someone company |
Accountant | An individual with the career to analyze, inspect, financial accounts. |
Acapella | Without instrumental accompaniment. |
Academic | Relating to or associated with schools or colleges. |
Abundant | Existing or available in large quantities |
Abtruse | Difficult to understand |
Abyss | A deep or bottomless pit |
Abstraction | To extract, to remove. |
Discrepancy | A lack of compatibility, or consistency between facts. |
Paradigm | A typical model or example of something. |
Tangible | Perceptible by touch, real and concrete. |
Catalyst | A person or thing that causes change or reaction. |
Intricate | very complicated or detailed. |
Hierachy | A system in which members are ranked according to their status. |
Augment | To increase; to make greater |
Proliferate | To increase rapidly in number, to multiply, |
Unpreceded | Never done or known before. |
Nostalgia | A sentimental longing of the past. |
Abase | Behave in a way that belittles or degrades someone. |
Abandon | Cease to support, or look after |
Abhorrent | Inspiring disgust and loathing, |
Abash | Make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed, |
Abide | Accept or act in accordance with. |
Abet | Encourage or assist someone to do something wrong, especially to commit a crime. |
Disparity | A great difference or in equality. |
Agree | To have the same opinion as someone. |
Pivotal | Of crucial importance, especially in relation to a turning point. |
Criterion | A principle or standard by which something is judged. |
Eloquent | Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing |
Cynical | Believing that people are motivated by selfishness. |
Superficial | Existing only on the surface, not deep enough,
Shallow. |
Tradition | A belief or custom passed down generations. |
Analyze | To examine, something in detail to understand. |
Conclude | To arrive at a judgement or opinion by reasoning. |
Envitable | Certain to happen, unavoidable |
Fundamental | Forming the base or beginning of something |
Distinguish | To recognize, the difference between two separate things. |
Paradox | A contradictory statement, that may be true. |
Hypothesis | A proposed explanation, made as a starting point. |
Ambitious | Having a strong desire to succeed, to work hard. |
Behavior | The way in which a person conducts themselves. |
Cognitive | Relating to the mind, the mental process of understanding, and knowing. |
Quantify | To express or measure by the quality of something. |
Nuance | A subtle difference in shade or meaning. |
Methodology | A system of methods used in a particular area of study. |
Dichotomy | A division into two mutually exclusive groups. |
Quantify | To express or measure by the quality of something. |
Behavior | The way in which a person conducts themselves. |
Accord | To be in harmony or agreement with. |
Ambigious | Open to more than one interpretation of. |
Abuzz | 1. Filled with continuous lively activity,
2. Of a group, situation, or place, that is busy, filled or excited.
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Adversary,
| One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute: |
Advertise | To showcase a product or service. |
Advocate | A person who publicly supports and speaks on behalf of a particular cause or policy:
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Advice | A recommendation regarding a decision; wise counsel. |
Affable | Courteous, friendly. |
Affair | 1. commercial, professional, public, or personal business.
2. a procedure, action, or occasion.
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Affect | Have an effect on; make a difference to:
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Affectation | Speech or conduct not natural to oneself: an unnatural form of behavior meant especially to impress others |
Affection | Being fond of, showing love towards. |
Affiance | be engaged to marry: |
Affidavit | a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court: |
Affiliate | To associate as a member or a branch.
An affiliated person or organization. |
Affinity | A Spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something: |
Affirm | 1. To validate, to confirm.
2. To state positively
3. to show or express a strong belief in or dedication to
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Affirmation | The action or process of affirming something: |
Affirmative action | An active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women. |
Affix | attach, or fasten (something) to something else: |
Afflict | To cause pain, and distress to. |
Affluence | The state of having a great deal of money; wealth: |
Afforestation | The act or process of establishing a forest |
Affray | The instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace: |
affright | To frighten, alarm |
Affront | An action or remark that causes outrage or offence: |
Afire | Being on fire, burning |
Afloat | floating in water; not sinking: |
Aflutter | In a state of tremulous excitement: |
Aforethought | Planned beforehand, Premeditated. |
Afresh | Anew, Again |
Aftermath | The consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event: |
Again | Once more, another time. |
Against | In opposition of, directly opposite of |
Afterward | At a later time. |
Aftertax | Relating to income that remains after the deduction of taxes due. |
Agape |
(of a person's mouth) wide open in surprise or wonder: |
Ageism | Discrimination, against persons of a particular age, particularly elderly or younger people. |
Agency | a business or organization established to provide a particular service, typically one that involves organizing transactions between two other parties: |
Agenda | 1.The underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group:
2. a plan of things to be done or problems to be addressed:
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Age of consent | The age at which a person's consent to sexual intercourse is valid in law |
Aggrevate | 1. make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse.
2.To cause irritation. |
Aggregate | To collect into one mass. |
Aggregation | A group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts. |
Aggression | An unprovoked attack, showing hostility. Destructive behavior. |
Aggressor | one that commits or practices aggression |
Aggrieve | To cause grief. |
Aggro | aggressive, violent behavior: |
Agile | Able to move quickly, and easily. |
Agitate | To make someone troubled or nervous. |
Aglitter | Glittering |
Aglow | Glowing |
Agleam | Gleaming |
Agnostic | a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God. |
Ago | Earlier than the present time. |
Agonize | To suffer or cause to suffer. |
Agony | extreme pain, suffering. |
Agribusiness | An industry engaged in the manufacture of and selling of farm equipment and supplies. Including the production, processing, and sale of farm accommodates. |
Agriculture | Agriculture is the practice of cultivating the soil, planting, raising, and harvesting both food and non-food crops, as well as livestock production. |
Ahead | in front of, toward |
Aid | help, assist, or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something: |
Aim | Point or direct a weapon at a target: |
Airborne | Transported by air:
Carried through the air (as by an aircraft) |
Aircraft | An airplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight: |
Air Force | The branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations in the air: |
Alarm | an anxious awareness of danger. |
Alert | To warn or make aware of |
Align | To bring in line. |
Aliment | Nourishment |
Alienate | Cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged: |
Alias | Used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name: |
Allegiance | Devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause |
All | A whole number or quantity |
Alien | Belonging to a foreign country or nation. |
Although | in spite of the fact, |
Altitude | the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level: |
Altrusim | Selfless concern for the well-being of others, without care for one's own interests; unselfishness: |
Ambassador | A representative of the government |
Amend | To change for the better or to improve |
Ambush | A trap in which concealed attackers wait to attack |
Ambulatory | Relating to or adapted for walking: |
American Sign Language | A sign language for the deaf, in which meaning is conveyed by a system of hand gestures. |
Amiss | Not right or appropriate, out of place. |
Alimony | financial support that a person is ordered by a court to give to their spouse during separation or following divorce: |
Alibi | a claim that you cannot be guilty of a crime because you were somewhere else when the crime was committed |